Iraq could produce a nuclear bomb within a matter of months if it were able to obtain supplies of radioactive material, according to an assessment of Saddam Hussein's weapons programme. A wide-ranging report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London concludes Iraq has probably been successful in hiding large stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons from United Nations inspectors, as well as a small number of long-range missiles. The report will fuel the debate about possible military action against Iraq, as pressure grows on UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W Bush to publish their own dossiers setting out the case against Baghdad.